v
(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
v
(US, nonstandard, transitive) To make angry, to anger.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To enrage.
adj
(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Arranged in a confused or haphazard way; muddled.
n
The act of one who badgers, pesters, or annoys.
v
(transitive) To befool; make a fool of.
n
(idiomatic) Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
n
(colloquial, mildly humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
v
(transitive) To make or render uneasy; disconcert.
v
(transitive) To mock repeatedly; flout.
v
(archaic, transitive, West Country) To surprise, to confound, to befuddle, to put in a distressed state of mind.
n
The omission of parts of words due to extremely rapid speech
n
An abrupt rebuff, a snub or curt rejection, a disdainful dismissal.
n
Alternative spelling of chance-medley [(law, historical) The killing of another in self-defence upon a sudden and unpremeditated encounter.]
n
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
adj
(mildly derogatory) Timid and unassuming in the extreme.
adj
(informal) Feeling an uneasy fearful sensation; creeped out.
v
(idiomatic) To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly.
v
(colloquial, rare, transitive) To cause no longer to be freaked out; to calm down.
v
(obsolete) To madden; to rave.
v
(idiomatic) To be extremely happy
v
(dialect, intransitive) To shiver or tremble; to dodder.
v
(informal) To fail to notice or realize something.
n
(idiomatic) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To become angry or wild. [16th–18th c.]
n
(typically in the phrase 'in a faff') A state of confused or frantic activity.
v
(transitive) To deceive, flatter.
n
Restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance.
v
(except poetic) To alarm or frighten (someone or something).
v
(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
v
To fuss; to meddle or micromanage.
n
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To vex; grill; make angry or sorry.
n
The process of delivering a harangue.
n
(colloquial, countable) Difficulties; a difficult time; trouble.
v
(slang, dated) To vex or annoy.
v
(transitive, rare) To anger, to irritate.
adj
(by extension) Irritating; annoying
n
(countable) A difficult situation.
n
Archaic spelling of lapsus linguae. [(formal) An inadvertent remark; slip of the tongue.]
v
(intransitive) To be or become crazy; rave; be confused in mind; be delirious; lose one's way; be dotingly fond of.
v
(Yorkshire, dialect) to bother or harass
n
The act of one who needles or annoys.
v
(figuratively, colloquial) To be unable to think clearly.
n
A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
adj
Of a product or service, purchased during a bout of panic buying.
v
(intransitive) To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.
n
(colloquial) A minor problem.
n
(archaic, UK dialectal) A calamity or disaster.
n
(obsolete, idiomatic, Puritanism) A person or thing that undermines religious zeal; hence a heartless, uncaring person with respect to religion.
n
An uprising; a riot by a mob.
v
To behave violently; to rage.
n
A course of violent, frenzied action.
adj
Obsolete form of rank. [Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).]
v
(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
v
(in particular) To make angry.
n
A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
n
(archaic) Wild excess; revelry, riotousness.
adj
Violently unrestrained, especially when committing a crime.
n
(idiomatic) a difficult or embattling period of one's life
v
Used to describe the response to someone who is either experiencing great pain, very frightened, or very elated.
v
Alternative form of shy (to throw). [(intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness.]
adj
(informal) Tending to shove; pushy.
adj
Violent and noisy; unrestrained.
n
An insinuation or innuendo.
adj
(UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
n
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
n
One who brings trouble or whose appearance is a sign of coming trouble.
adj
(obsolete) Vociferous.
v
(reflexive, obsolete) To become angry or distressed.
n
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Trouble; worry.
n
(informal) A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
n
(dialect) Alternative form of trouble [A distressing or dangerous situation.]
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.
v
(obsolete) To rage; to smart.
n
A fuss made over something.
n
(idiomatic, by extension) A situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to deal with.
n
Alternative form of tough nut to crack [(idiomatic) A problem that is challenging to solve.]
n
(Cockney rhyming slang) Wife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
n
(Cockney rhyming slang, Australian rhyming slang) Wife.
n
(idiomatic, Northern England) Problems outside the household, especially in the workplace.
n
A location of difficulties or hostilities; a hot spot; a flashpoint.
n
(US, colloquial) Problems or troubles.
n
(obsolete) Irregular or disorderly movement; commotion.
adj
Causing or characterized by tumult; chaotic, disorderly, turbulent.
n
(obsolete, UK dialectal) A troubled or distressed condition.
v
to gaze at someone lasciviously
v
(transitive) To throw into uproar or confusion.
n
(Scotland, obsolete) A trouble.
v
(transitive, UK dialectal, figuratively) To confuse.
v
(humorous) Said of a person who habitually mislays things.
n
(archaic) A seditious tumult; an outbreak.
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